Ocean Race – 24 hour record now with Malizia
The leading trio are setting a blistering pace into the final 48 hours of leg 5 Records are being set and then broken again on leg 5 of The Ocean Race. First it was 11th Hour Racing Team, powering to…
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Takapuna pre-start testing
If Pete Burling and Nathan Outteridge thought they were going to have it easy sailing the LEQ12 AC40 against the one-design AC40, they were sorely mistaken. Josh Junior and Leonard Takahashi absolutely took the fight to the established AC75 helms…
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron reigns supreme in Asia Pacific league sailing final
AUTHOR: Harry Fisher, Down Under Sail The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron has put its stamp on the sailing community after going back-to-back in the SAILING Champions League – Asia Pacific Final last weekend, hosted on the iconic Pittwater by the…
Realteam Sailing clinches victory at the TF35 Geneva Cup
In stark contrast to the last three days when Lake Geneva delivered a brisk 10-15 knot breeze and a solid 5-race per day program, the final day of the TF35 Geneva Cup, hosted by Société Nautique de Genève, had to…
Close competition at Swan Sardinia Challenge
The Swan Sardinia Challenge delivered spectacular conditions and close racing for the owners and crews competing in the second instalment of the season-long The Nations League 2023. Teams in the ClubSwan 50, ClubSwan 42 and ClubSwan 36 one-design classes gathered…
Impressive performances at TF35 Geneva Cup Day 3
At the morning briefing for day three of the TF35 Geneva Cup, there was uncertainty as to whether the forecasted wind would hold on long enough to allow for a full racing schedule. However, with 10- 15 knots on the…
Exceptional performance from Realteam Sailing at TF35 Geneva Cup
Day 2 of the TF35 Geneva Cup was marked by an exceptional performance from Jérôme Clerc and his crew on Realteam Sailing, as they claimed victory in four out of five races sailing an almost perfect day. The only team…
Superb opening day for the 2023 TF35 season
A superb opening day for the 2023 TF35 season, hosted this week by the esteemed Société Nautique de Genève, saw different teams come to the fore, with Bertrand Demole’s Ylliam XII – Comptoir Immobilier winning the day with an impressive…
Domonkos Nemeth moves closer to first Finn European title
Domonkos Nemeth from Hungary took three more race wins on the fourth day of the 2023 Open and U23 Finn Europeans in Csopak, Hungary to take a commanding lead with just one more day to sail. Laurent Hay, from France,…
Domonkos Nemeth in charge at Finn Euros
The U23 Finn World Champion, Domonkos Nemeth from Hungary, laid down a marker on the third day of the 2023 Open and U23 Finn Europeans in Csopak, Hungary with two emphatic wins that puts him back at the top of…
Laurent Hay leads Finn Europeans after single light wind race on day 3
Laurent Hay, from France, has taken the lead at the 2023 Open and U23 Finn Europeans in Csopak, Hungary, after just one race was possible on the second day on Lake Balaton. Filipe Silva, from Portugal, moves up to second…
GGR – Day 249 – Capt. Gugg finishes 2022 GGR!
Dateline: Les Sables d’Olonne, Friday, 12th of May, 2023 Michael Guggenberger (AUT) started the race with a few impediments compared to other entrants in the GGR. First, he is coming from land-locked Austria when most of the other entrants grew…
HH50-SC Catamaran
Multihull Central recently test-sailed the HH50-SC Synergy performance cruising catamaran on the Gold Coast. A detailed video has been produced showing the countless features of this boat. Conditions were light and lumpy, however, these proved a good test for this…
What’s happening in the America’s Cup – April recap
It has been a big month both on and off the water in this 37th America’s Cup cycle with all the teams stepping up their training and testing programmes ahead of their move to their Barcelona bases, which are springing…
Consistency key as Provezza power to Saint-Tropez title win
Ergin Imre’s Turkish flagged Provezza team kept their nerve and used their excellent light airs boat speed on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez today to lift the first title of the 2023 season as winners of the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint-Tropez…
52 Super Series – Saint-Tropez Sailing Week Day 3
After a day on which the Gulf of Saint-Tropez offered up a strengthening sea breeze and beautiful spring sunshine, Ergin Imre’s Turkish flagged Provezza team lead the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint Tropez Sailing Week by one single point ahead of…
Platoon top boat for the day – Interlodge still lead
After modest opening days on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, two of the 52 SUPER SERIES top teams showed a marked return to form as the southerly breezes picked up on the second day of the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint-Tropez Sailing…
GWA Wingfoil European Championships
THE GWA WINGFOIL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS GET UNDERWAY IN BREST, FRANCEBrest, France Read the full article here Brest, France is set to host the much-anticipated GWA Wingfoil European Championships, which is expected to attract top wingfoil athletes from all over Europe….
WMRT – Santa Maria Cup Day 3
Annapolis, USA (3 May 2023) – Brisk conditions greeted competitors on Day 3 of the Santa Maria Cup in Annapolis as teams fought for a final-four place in the semi-finals. In a repeat of last week’s opening stage of the…
52 Super Series – Saint Tropez
Double bullet day is perfect start for Fragomens’ Interlodge team in Saint Tropez Austin and Gwen Fragomen’s US flagged Interlodge which has Cameron Appleton as tactician and 2020 Olympian Stephanie Roble debuting as strategist made their best possible start to…
WMRT – Waiting game at Santa Maria Cup
Annapolis, USA (2 May 2023) – Sweden’s Anna Östling and her WINGS Team ended the second day of the 2023 Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Santa Maria Cup leading the first Round Robin stage with equal points to USA’s…
Antigua Sailing Week – Day 3
Antigua, Tuesday 2 May: Solid trade winds over 15 knots blessed the third day of Antigua Sailing Week. With racing now past the halfway stage, the action was as hot as the air temperature, with teams pulling out all the…
Globe40 – A 2nd page to be written in 2025/2026
“The GLOBE40 is reminiscent of the Mini spirit – albeit on Class40s – and the Tour du Finistère course – albeit on a planetary scale! In reality though, it’s a race like no other, whilst being technical and demanding in…
Antigua Sailing Week – Day 2
Check out the highlights video from the Axxess Marine Y2K Race Day at Antigua Sailing Week. The second day of racing at Antigua Sailing Week was blessed with fabulous sailing conditions. The trade winds were in, gusting up to 17…
2nd stage of the 2023 Women’s World Match Racing Tour
Annapolis, USA (1 May 2023) – A fresh breeze greeted the opening race day of the 22nd Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Santa Maria Cup today, the second stage of the 2023 Women’s World Match Racing Tour from 30…
Can the Parada factor elevate Gladiator on to the podium?
Argentinian ace Guillermo Parada was undoubtedly the architect behind the successes of Azzurra when the Roemmers family’s team – which raced under the colours of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda – won the 52 SUPER SERIES title four times. He…
Antigua Sailing Week – English Harbour Rum Race
Antigua, Sunday 30 April: Day 1 of racing completed! We were blessed with beautiful sailing conditions today. Check out what Richard Moxey from El Ocaso has to say about today’s close racing, and Tahvorn George’s experience of Chase the Race…
GGR – Abhilash Tomy’s Remarkable Comeback
Dateline: Les Sables d’Olonne, Sunday, 30th of April, 2023 Retired Navy commander, 43 year old Abhilash Tomy, the renowned sailor and first Indian to complete a solo non stop voyage around the world in 2013, made history on Saturday by…
Celia Willison and the Edge Women’s Match Team win Casa Vela Cup
San Francisco, USA (28 April 2023) – Celia Willison and the Edge Women’s Match Team from New Zealand secured a hard-fought victory today at the inaugural all-women Casa Vela Cup hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco,…
Aspire wins 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Torbole
Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Ed Wright) has won the 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Torbole after two more races were held on Saturday in light winds. Artemis (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne, Trond Solli-Sæther)…
Aspire extends on second day of 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup
Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Ed Wright) extended their lead on the second day of 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Torbole. Artemis (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne, Trond Solli-Sæther) moved up to second after winning the final…
WMRT Semi Final cut
San Francisco, USA (27 April 2023) – Day 3 of the all-women Casa Vela Cup at the St Francis Yacht Club today finished the double round robin qualifiers and advanced the top four teams to the semi-finals: Nicole Breault (USA)/Vela…
International WASZP Games 2023 – Enter Now – Pay Later
The 2023 International WASZP Games are coming with a rush and there is no better time than now to Enter Now – Pay Later and begin your campaign towards Sorrento 2023!ENTER NOW – PAY LATERACCOMMODATIONThere are plenty of accommodation options…
WMRT Day 2
San Francisco, USA (26 April 2023) – Day 2 of the Casa Vela Cup at the St. Francis Yacht Club finished with the ten competing all-women’s teams all vying for a valued spot in the semi-finals. Local sailor Nicole Breault…
WMRT – Breault undefeated on Day 1 of Casa Vela Cup
San Francisco, USA (25 April 2023) – Nicole Breault (USA) and her Vela Racing team of Molly O’Bryan Vandemoer, Dana Riley Hayes, and Maggie Bacon are undefeated on Day 1 of the 2023 Casa Vela Cup, the opening stage of…
Etchells – Penultimate day sets the stage for a battle to the end
It’s wide-open going into the final day of the AON 2023 Etchells World Championships Almost all the boats in the top 10 are still in contention with two races remaining. The standings changed dramatically after three races were held on…
Etchells – Leaderboard mix up on Bacardi Race Day
After two days of action on Biscayne Bay, the AON 2023 Etchells World Championships are displaying the depth that so many predicted. There have been different winners of each of the four races and it’s easy for even the best…
What’s happening in the America’s Cup
The announcement of the first pre-regatta to be held in the beautiful Catalan seaside port of Vilanova i la Geltrú from the 14th-17th September 2023 was the month’s big news from an organisational standpoint and certainly sharpened the minds and…
Horonuku’s additional record run of 225.58 KM/H revealed
Emirates Team New Zealand and Glenn Ashby’s World Record Run of 222.43km/h in Horonuku was widely celebrated when achieved on December the 11th 2022, breaking the previous record of 202.9km/h by Richard Jenkins which had been unbroken for over 13…
WingFoil – Final wrap-up of the Mondial du Vent
The Mondial du Vent kicked off with a bang as strong Tramontana winds swept across the competition venue, allowing us to run the competition from sunrise to sunset on the first day. We completed the women’s Surf-Freestyle division, and made…
